Sam Mintz
Sam Mintz is the editor of Brookline.News, a nonprofit, hyperlocal news outlet in Brookline, MA. He is an experienced journalist who has spent his career reporting on both local and national news. Sam worked at the Cape Cod Times, covering local government, crime, business and culture. He also spent five years in Washington, D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for E&E News and Politico. After returning to Boston in 2021, he wrote about climate, energy, transportation, and housing issues in Massachusetts for several outlets including RTO Insider, StreetsBlog and Commonwealth Magazine before helping to launch Brookline.News in 2023.
Sam grew up in Arlington, Mass. and attended Brandeis University (Class of 2015). When he’s not hunched over a computer writing, Sam loves to be outside playing soccer, running or biking.